GOP Again Blocks a Judicial Nominee

By

Corey Boles

Updated March 6, 2013 1:01 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—For the second time in two years, Senate Republicans blocked the nomination of a former New York state solicitor general to a federal appeals court, citing in part her positions on gun rights.

A motion to move ahead with Caitlin Halligan's nomination of to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit fell short of the 60 votes needed for passage. The vote was 51-41 in favor, with only one Republican—Sen....